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WorksheetsAlliteration, Oxymoron, and Hyperbole
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together.
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
hyperbole
alliteration
Big baby, jumbo shrimp, and civil war are all examples of...
alliteration
oxymoron
hyperbole
Which detail from the following excerpt of the poem "Little Birds" contains alliteration?
Little Birds are feeding
Justices with jam,
Rich in frizzled ham:
Rich, I say, in oysters
Haunting shady cloisters -
That is what I am.
"Little birds are feeding"
"Justices with jam"
"Rich in frizzled ham"
Which of these sentences contains an example of hyperbole?
The room was hotter than the air outside.
The room was almost as hot as an oven.
The room was so hot my face melted.
The room was very hot.
Which sentence from the passage below contains a hyperbole?
Jamie could always tell when her brother was sleeping. His snoring was louder than a chainsaw. She never had friends sleep over, so she wouldn't have to explain it. Trying to sleep in her house was like trying to sleep at a rock concert. It only ended when the sun came up, and his alarm clock rang.
His snoring was louder than a chainsaw."
"Jamie could always tell when her brother was sleeping."
"It only ended when the sun came up, and his alarm clock rang."
Which of the following is not an oxymoron?
bittersweet
civil war
still moving
pretty ugly
. There was such a joyful sadness in her beautiful face. What is the oxymoron?
Beautiful Face
Joyful Sadness
Beautiful Sadness
There is a real love-hate relationship developing between the two of them.
hyperbole
alliteration
oxymoron
Read the sentence below. Which of these revisions adds hyperbole?
I like pizza.
Pizza is my favorite food.
I love the salty, cheesy tastes of pizza.
I love pizza so much I want to marry it.
I love pizza like a monkey loves bananas.
The following sentence is an example of hyperbole.
Jeremy was our class clown.
true
false
Ed like to eat eggs each day.
What is this example of?
oxymoron
alliteration
hyperbole
Grace gets to go to Gatlinburg for getting good grades.
What is this an example of?
alliteration
hyperbole
oxymoron
What is the best example of a hyperbole?
This car can reach speeds of 100 mph
This car goes faster than the speed of light!
This car has several lights that can be turned on all at once!
This car eats the road like a hungry hippo!
Which of the following is the BEST example of a HYPERBOLE?
Jennifer had a million things to get done before her visitors arrived.
The team realized they needed to practice more.
Wendy decided to name the characters in her story Steven, Stacy, and Stephanie.
Spending time with her is like riding a roller coaster.
Which is an example of oxymoron in the following passage? He’s a strange, sleepy, silent person. He’s an unpopular celebrity if you know what I mean. I wouldn’t recommend that you watch his show, not for a million bucks!
strange, sleepy, silent
unpopular celebrity
if you know what I mean
Placing side by side two contradictory words that make logical sense when explained.
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
"Zombies are the living dead."
Is an example of?
hyperbole
oxymoron
alliteration
Hyperboles are phrases that _________.
compare two unlike things
exaggerate
give person-like qualities to animals and things
When the author repeats the first consonant in a group of words.
hyperbole
alliteration
oxymoron
This assignment took 100 years!
Is an example of?
alliteration
hyperbole
oxymoron
